Chapter 130 - 95: Condensing Blood Seal, Half-Step Sensing Profound

"Fatty, how are the preparations coming along?"

Obtaining the Profound Fire was never a simple task. It required extensive preparation beforehand. Whether it was the Treasures to resist the Profound Fire or the Treasure Medicines needed when subduing it, everything had to be carefully considered.

Fatty Zi Yue put away the Six Divination he was fiddling with and said, "There shouldn’t be anything missing. The crucial issue now is how we determine if there are Alien Demons near the Profound Fire. Against Alien Demons, our strength is ultimately still somewhat insufficient."

Lin Xiu fell silent.

As they were talking, the person keeping watch outside suddenly rushed in.

"Brother Lin, this is bad! Someone is heading our way. Looking at the insignia on the carriage, it should be people from the Yixuan Martial Arts Hall."

Lin Xiu’s expression changed slightly. Ever since someone had impersonated them, they kept running into these martial arts hall folks trying to "eliminate demons and defend the Dao." It was truly mindless.

"Chongming, you take a few junior brothers and leave first. Zi Yue and I will stay behind."

"Brother Lin..."

"Go."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

A knock came from the door. Lin Xiu calmed himself, then led Fatty Zi Yue outside.

When Xu Guang saw the person opening the door, his heart skipped a beat. He wondered why it was them!

"Are you the master of the Yixuan Martial Arts Hall? May I ask what brings Hall Master Xu here?" Lin Xiu asked rather politely. Although he found Xu Guang somewhat familiar, it never occurred to him that Xu Guang was the Faceless Man they had encountered in the No Return Miasma Valley. After all, the difference in their physiques was quite significant.

Xu Guang cupped his hands together and asked softly, "May I ask, brother, is there a person named Ji Chongming in this residence?"

Hearing this, the silver-haired Lin Xiu replied in a somewhat stiff tone, "No. Master Xu must have found the wrong place."

Xu Guang narrowed his eyes as ominous speculations arose in his mind. "Xu harbors no ill intentions. Ji Chongming is an old acquaintance of my family. I am simply here to find him."

Lin Xiu’s gaze grew heavy as his mind raced. He remembered Chongming saying that he had no family when he arrived. How could this be?

"My apologies, Master Xu. There truly is no one named Ji Chongming here."

Xu Guang narrowed his eyes. A gentle breeze swept across the ground, and wisps of black shadows slithered over the earth. Just as he was about to make a move, Ji Xiaolu suddenly called out from the carriage.

"Older Brother!"

Everyone turned their gazes over at the same time.

Among the group of seven or eight people, Ji Chongming’s eyes were slightly red, and his tone trembled. "L-little Sister? Is that you?"

Ji Xiaolu stepped down from the carriage. Xu Guang hurried over to support her, leading her toward Ji Chongming.

"Brother Lin, what should we do? He seems to actually know Chongming," Fatty Zi Yue said softly.

Lin Xiu nodded, letting go of his suspicions. It seemed they really were just here to find someone.

Night covered the land.

In the Yixuan Manor.

Xu Guang and his wife, Wang Ming and his wife, Ji Chongming, and Song Tao sat together.

Ji Chongming looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six, roughly the same age as Wang Ming. However, he was on the leaner side. Long periods of traveling had left deep exhaustion on his face, making him look somewhat weathered and destitute.

"Older Brother, this is the Exotic Beast Meat my husband hunted in the mountains. Have some more," Ji Xiaolu urged, feeling a pang of heartache at his current appearance. Then, she brought Xu Zhan out. "Zhan, say hello to your uncle."

Zhan had been exceptionally bright since he was young and already understood many things. Hearing this, he immediately clapped his hands and cheered, "Uncle! I have an uncle too!"

Having always envied Wang Wen for having an uncle, Zhan showed no shyness at all. This made everyone present burst into laughter.

After they had eaten their fill, Ji Chongming recounted what had happened since he and Ji Xiaolu were separated. Although Xu Guang knew some of it from the Searcher, he still listened very attentively.

After fleeing Feiyun City, Ji Chongming had saved a crippled old man. Through a stroke of fate, the two came to depend on each other for survival. Later, the old man passed away, and he met Lin Xiu’s group. They wandered through the Tai State, Qing State, and Ping State regions. Along the way, they saw civilians displaced and villains running rampant. They upheld justice and helped the weak, simply calling themselves the Righteous Faction.

"But little did we expect to encounter a Demon over in Guang City of Tai State!" Ji Chongming’s tone grew heavy. Knowing Xu Guang’s strength, he hid nothing.

As for what exactly a Demon was, he couldn’t clearly articulate it. After all, his current Cultivation was only at Bone Forging, still far inferior to Xu Guang’s.

"The Court is already too preoccupied with its own troubles. That Ming Xiaochen has turned the Court into a foul mess, even going so far as to appoint the Sect Leader of the Celestial Demon Sect, Shi Zhongyu, as the National Preceptor. Brother Lin said that as time goes on, there will be more and more Alien Demons in the world."

Having said his piece, he felt deeply gratified by where Ji Xiaolu had ended up. In Xu Guang’s every word and action, his profound care for Ji Xiaolu was visible to the naked eye. The two of them even had a child and lived a happy life.

"Older Brother, since we’ve reunited this time, don’t leave," Xu Guang said. "Stay in the manor, take in a few disciples, and live a good life."

Ji Chongming shook his head. He took a sip of the white liquor and couldn’t help but bare his teeth. "Erlang, this liquor of yours is really strong!"

No answer was, naturally, a rejection.

Ji Xiaolu wanted to say something, but Ji Chongming had already raised his cup again. "Erlang, this is our first time meeting, but I am very relieved to leave Lu in your care. Let’s raise our cups and drink!"

Everyone seated raised their cups and downed their drinks in one gulp.

Early the next morning.

Ji Chongming prepared to take his leave. He had made it clear yesterday that he intended to follow Lin Xiu and the others.

Xu Guang could see his intentions. This man harbored grand ambitions and was unwilling to live under someone else’s roof. Xu Guang could only hand him a Messenger Owl. "Older Brother, this bird is a Messenger Owl. Through my training, it can navigate for thousands of miles. If anything comes up in the future, just have the Messenger Owl deliver a message. Writing back regularly can also ease Lu’s homesickness."

"Alright!"

Ji Chongming turned around to mount his horse, but right before leaving, he suddenly spoke.

"Erlang, Brother Lin is a good person. It’s just that he’s become a bit more cautious nowadays because of certain matters. When there’s a chance in the future, I will introduce you to each other."